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Evasion Twenty · Sep 16, 2009, 09:07 PM // 21:07

Computer crashed, will be on guru much less.

BESIDES THE POINT....

Does anyone know if you can "test-drive" a cell-phone for free? Trying to win a bet here....

Also, my carrier is Verizon, if it helps.

Malice Black · Sep 16, 2009, 10:22 PM // 22:22

No. Best you can get is seeing a working model in-store.

Black Metal · Sep 16, 2009, 11:12 PM // 23:12

Metro PCS baby!

not that I'd be caught dead with any pre-paid phone service......

thats about the closest I think you'll get

you think a service provider is gonna let you walk out with one of their phones on a 'test-drive' basis?

Jumping Is Uselss · Sep 17, 2009, 12:05 AM // 00:05

Most phones come with a warranty. You can try a phone until the warranty is about to expire then return it. You probably have to pay for the restocking fee.

Evasion Twenty · Sep 17, 2009, 12:57 AM // 00:57

Would the plan still be covered, or say, if you hate that phone, can you just return it?

I got my phone as a gift so I dont know jack about cellularz.

Black Metal · Sep 17, 2009, 02:04 AM // 02:04

wow, you are serious evasion

quick lesson: in most cell phone plans, they really are after signing you up for a service plan contract. The actual cost of the phone is incidental. Generally you either get a cheap phone free, or an expensive one at a fairly cheap price. Smart phones, like I-phones and Blackberries, carry an additional data streaming service plan.

If you got a phone as a gift but didn't get a paid service plan as part of the gift, then you didn't really get much of a gift.

This brings to mind a really stupid gift I got not to long ago, that's related. Someone gave me a TiVo. That's great, but to actually use it, I had to pay $15/month, which I only figured out after I had it all hooked up and was ready to use. So, I boxed it back up and gave it back (I know it's a faux pas but I'm weird like that).